While agreeing with most of what you say about the model that the pharmaceutical companies work on and the presumed bias against cannabis within the article and preoccupation with this. Rather than for example, noting that there appears to be a gender levelling, or asking what social or other reasons might be behind “Indigenous” (what does that even mean exactly?) youth consuming it more often and what effect this might be having on them? Not to forget that the measurement scales usually used for this, follow the same model as the pharmaceutical companies measure their success by e.g. how much money is made after all law suits and other production costs are allowed for?
However I think it is worth noting that the hitherto illicit cannabis dealers work on precisely the same model as the pharma companies and will continue the same way if/when they do become legal. To this end it has been an advantage to them to concentrate their product/s in order to handle less and gain more. Regardless of the effect it might have on their consumers, so long as they can convince them to consume it.
There is accumulating evidence that particularly the extraordinarily high THC content plants that skilful breeders have produced, are leading to higher rates of depression and possibly psychosis especially in younger people with still developing brains. Also it appears that it is very often a gateway to a much more devastating drug; tobacco, which is certainly a very strong and complex addiction substance.
I think the real thing that you put your finger on is basically that psychopaths rule while most people go for a comfortable life. To change that requires a very deep change in our whole social structure to realign our aims if not our whole human character structure. . .